- Date
- August 12, 1987, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oak Grove, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48614Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870812044469A
- Case key
- 22208
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After completing the last pass of an agricultural operation the pilot pulled up and started a turn. At this time the engine started shaking and losing power. The pilot attempted a forced landing in a soft field. The wheels bogged four or five inches into the soft wet soil and the aircraft nosed over into an inverted attitude and stopped. The cause of the engine failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48614
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 86B
- Airframe hours
- 4,874
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Adams Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Adams Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1987 · 190 hours before
- Departed
- Holly Ridge, LA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 891 total · 610 in this make and model · 822 as pilot in command · 204 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.